Sao Paulo, a megacity located on the south-eastern Brazil has been facing an ongoing drought since February 2015 which has been said to be the worst drought the region has been facing in more than 80 years.
Although Brazil contains 12% of world’s water, it has been suffering from a drought that has affected a large amount of people all around Sao Paulo and later Rio de Janerio followed by other regions of the country. The reason behind the drought occurring are understood from the anthropogenic activities taking place in the region including deforestation and pollution of small narrow rivers. It is also associated with the changes in weather patterns as well the large population concentration. This has exacerbated the problems of water being …show more content…
When a country faces problems like this it has social, economic and environmental effects. Some of the social effects include disruption in the quality of life, conflict regarding water use and the general health of the population. Some of the economic effects include loss of income in the agriculture sector, decrease in employability and the rise of food prices which again has social implications. The environmental effects can include soil erosion, poor water quality and wildfires. Droughts can cause the land “to become starved of nourishment or contaminated with mineral salts, so that even when it does rain the ground cannot support much vegetation growth” (Byrne Peter et al, 2009)
Although a drought is a hydro-meteorological hazard, it can be exacerbated by human activities. This news story of the drought relates to my discipline of BA Geography as there are many human effects of a drought on local people which can further affect other …show more content…
This may be done on a large scale where people migrate for a better quality of life and a stable income which can be indirectly affected in a drought affected region. This can cause problems for the country where people are migrating to. This includes problems such as housing problems, increase in demand for things such as water, food and electricity as well as increase in pollution rates contributing to climate change. There can also be a spread of infectious diseases from people migrating which can affect a wide range of people in a
Although Brazil contains 12% of world’s water, it has been suffering from a drought that has affected a large amount of people all around Sao Paulo and later Rio de Janerio followed by other regions of the country. The reason behind the drought occurring are understood from the anthropogenic activities taking place in the region including deforestation and pollution of small narrow rivers. It is also associated with the changes in weather patterns as well the large population concentration. This has exacerbated the problems of water being …show more content…
When a country faces problems like this it has social, economic and environmental effects. Some of the social effects include disruption in the quality of life, conflict regarding water use and the general health of the population. Some of the economic effects include loss of income in the agriculture sector, decrease in employability and the rise of food prices which again has social implications. The environmental effects can include soil erosion, poor water quality and wildfires. Droughts can cause the land “to become starved of nourishment or contaminated with mineral salts, so that even when it does rain the ground cannot support much vegetation growth” (Byrne Peter et al, 2009)
Although a drought is a hydro-meteorological hazard, it can be exacerbated by human activities. This news story of the drought relates to my discipline of BA Geography as there are many human effects of a drought on local people which can further affect other …show more content…
This may be done on a large scale where people migrate for a better quality of life and a stable income which can be indirectly affected in a drought affected region. This can cause problems for the country where people are migrating to. This includes problems such as housing problems, increase in demand for things such as water, food and electricity as well as increase in pollution rates contributing to climate change. There can also be a spread of infectious diseases from people migrating which can affect a wide range of people in a